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Lately, I have been seeing different threads online created solely to discourage young Nigerians from travelling abroad. One particular thing common among these posts is how the writers unrealistically make oppornities in Nigeria seem equal or even greater to those that abound in Europe, America, Canada, or Australia. That is very ridiculous. We are not blind. We know the current state of Nigeria - from epileptic power supply, hyper inflation, to monster insecurity. I saw a video where a young youth corp member was being tortured by bandits in the north as if we were living in the 1720s. Until now, the authorities and security agencies have not made any statement on it. Why would they? It is 'normal' in Nigeria.

Last year, I travelled to a state in the Niger Delta Region for a project. An entire local government area has not seen light for donkey years. In some parts of the state, people do not use electricity up to 10 minutes in a day. Then, you have remote workers in these places. You have artisans who need electricity for their business. These people spend hell on purchasing fuel, and by the end of the day, their profits cannot even make them have access to a decent life. Tomorrow, when their business crumbles, you call them 'lazy people'.

As a young Nigerian, if you have the means to travel to access better opportunities, DO NOT ALLOW anyone to discourage you. Some of these people who try to discourage you have family members abroad who have established businesses for them here. Some of them might even be living abroad, but you do not know that. Some are beneficiaries of the failed systems and institutions in Nigeria. If your country was okay, why are the children of your leaders living in developed countries? Shouldn't this country be good for them instead?

Countries that have thriving economies do not even have citizens who discourage their fellow citizens from travelling, talk more of a country that has failing systems and institutions.

How does another man's decision to travel affect your own life? The decision to travel for greener pastures, better social amenities, and guaranteed security is a personal thing, and should not give other people headache. Why you dey swallow panadol for another man headache?

You dey Nigeria dey earn 40k as a private school teacher, and you dey allow another man wey dey Sweden dey earn millions with better security and healthcare to brainwash you. You go die poor ooo! Nor go find scholarships or sell family land. Dey there.

Kai, this is so serious. Which country should one consider traveling to now with little or no stress in securing its visa and getting a job. Singapore, Portugal and which one would you recommend?

You're very correct sir.

Bullseye

Spot on.

Aiming for Cyprus real soon ✈️

Who get Money go think say Him wife actually love am.

If u know, u know


God please send me my Destiny Helper

We already know what's up. They should continue their blank complains here and there. If the old days of transatlantic journeys were possible today, not even a grandfather/mother would want to stay back! It is just the million costs of japa that's still keeping many in Nigeria..

Those conspirators tweeting from the same abroad should better tell their sponsors the truth that Nigerians are not buying their cheap propaganda, would even reject it if given for free. So but for now, let's pretend as though we're swallowing their BS ...

Japa is not for lazy youth. If you're lazy in Nigeria, you will most likely be lazy anywhere in the world.

I always encourage hardworking people to Japa if they can. But lazy people are better of here in Nigeria. Simplicita!

To each his own

If you feel Nigeria would favor you stay, if you feel it won't leave.......

One thing people are missing is everywhere is an abroad. Abi na where British wey dey Nigeria dey?

I don't know that country that there is no hardship or suffering but the difference is , it's fair to each other.

The so called abroad, people don't pluck money there, you will still need to work when you get there.

I am not discouraging people from Japa but you need to make your findings very well before travelling to any country. You wouldn't want to be calling people when your electricity token finished.

SpencerForbes:
Aiming for Cyprus real soon ✈️

If you planning selling your real estate at a big discount. Let us know.

Cyprus will make you rich and stable. Lots of job there. Lowest pay is $10,000/month

COMRADES @ OP, my brother, I am just waiting for my passport patiently, make en come out first, then I'll decide whether to go out of this country or remain in this dilapidated and collapsed country called Nigeria

Rapmoney:
Lately, I have been seeing different threads online created solely to discourage young Nigerians from travelling abroad. One particular thing common among these posts is how the writers unrealistically make oppornities in Nigeria seem equal or even greater to those that abound in Europe, America, Canada, or Australia. That is very ridiculous. We are not blind. We know the current state of Nigeria - from epileptic power supply, hyper inflation, to monster insecurity. I saw a video where a young youth corp member was being tortured by bandits in the north as if we were living in the 1720s. Until now, the authorities and security agencies have not made any statement on it. Why would they? It is 'normal' in Nigeria.

Last year, I travelled to a state in the Niger Delta Region for a project. An entire local government area has not seen light for donkey years. In some parts of the state, people do not use electricity up to 10 minutes in a day. Then, you have remote workers in these places. You have artisans who need electricity for their business. These people spend hell on purchasing fuel, and by the end of the day, their profits cannot even make them have access to a decent life. Tomorrow, when their business crumbles, you call them 'lazy people'.

As a young Nigerian, if you have the means to travel to access better opportunities, DO NOT ALLOW anyone to discourage you. Some of these people who try to discourage you have family members abroad who have established businesses for them here. Some of them might even be living abroad, but you do not know that. Some are beneficiaries of the failed systems and institutions in Nigeria. If your country was okay, why are the children of your leaders living in developed countries? Shouldn't this country be good for them instead?

Countries that have thriving economies do not even have citizens who discourage their fellow citizens from travelling, talk more of a country that has failing systems and institutions.

How does another man's decision to travel affect your own life? The decision to travel for greener pastures, better social amenities, and guaranteed security is a personal thing, and should not give other people headache. Why you dey swallow panadol for another man headache?

You dey Nigeria dey earn 40k as a private school teacher, and you dey allow another man wey dey Sweden dey earn millions with better security and healthcare to brainwash you. You go die poor ooo! Nor go find scholarships or sell family land. Dey there.

Any post you see discouraging people from traveling is sponsored by the same groups of people who have made life a living hell for Nigerians.

Keep your advice to yourself.
Experience is the best teacher regardless.

May God open opportunities to leave Nigeria

SpencerForbes:
Aiming for Cyprus real soon ✈️

Cyprus, don't if you don't have hustle you can be doing in your house. Even for education, dont bother

Cyprus and Hungry no be better country for relocation except if you have your money before travelling

SkyBizzy:
Who get Money go think say Him wife actually love am.

If u know, u know

Only the spirit minded will understand this 💯

Japa if you can, but do it the legal way.
Indians are Japaing, Americans are Japaing, Chinese are japaing, British are japaing e.t.c don't let anyone discourage you. It's human nature to travel.

Well said and 100% agree with the OP. Japa if you can but if you are unskilled you better take care of that first before you leave Nigeria.

Those who japaed and are moaning abroad are those who capitalized on our terrible system to move ahead but found their true level abroad. A bank manager with no real tangible skill or respected certification in investing/banking/accounting is not worth more than a cleaner at a warehouse in the UK, US or Canada.

In essence, a cat pretending to be a tiger in Nigeria due to our horrible system will almost always rediscover his or her true self as a mere cat abroad. Skill up right from Nigeria even if it's being an expert barber, welder, mechanic or HVAC tech then move. Lastly, your move must be legal. It's expensive but that's the reality or it will end in tears.

HacheNoire:
If you planning selling your real estate at a big discount. Let us know.

Cyprus will make you rich and stable. Lots of job there. Lowest pay is $10,000/month

Have you been there before or know someone who lived there before or you are just following online sensation stories?

Racism, anti migrant is very high in that country

SpencerForbes:
Aiming for Cyprus real soon ✈️

Please don't even make that mistake, cos you will definitely regret it. Cyprus is just full of expenses that can be frustrating.

Though my advice👍, BUT YOUR CHOICE!

SpencerForbes:
Aiming for Cyprus real soon ✈️

No bro, Cyrus nor be am when it comes to legit hustle and bustle...

Niger Delta is a cursed zone ... They have refused to evolve... How can you not have light in this 21st century

In East owpoe even do lights in their village beside that there are places in USA that are odd grid or some people can't even pay for light


Forget Niger Delta area that zone is done and gone ..they have oil but lack efficiency

Rapmoney:
Lately, I have been seeing different threads online created solely to discourage young Nigerians from travelling abroad. One particular thing common among these posts is how the writers unrealistically make oppornities in Nigeria seem equal or even greater to those that abound in Europe, America, Canada, or Australia. That is very ridiculous. We are not blind. We know the current state of Nigeria - from epileptic power supply, hyper inflation, to monster insecurity. I saw a video where a young youth corp member was being tortured by bandits in the north as if we were living in the 1720s. Until now, the authorities and security agencies have not made any statement on it. Why would they? It is 'normal' in Nigeria.

Last year, I travelled to a state in the Niger Delta Region for a project. An entire local government area has not seen light for donkey years. In some parts of the state, people do not use electricity up to 10 minutes in a day. Then, you have remote workers in these places. You have artisans who need electricity for their business. These people spend hell on purchasing fuel, and by the end of the day, their profits cannot even make them have access to a decent life. Tomorrow, when their business crumbles, you call them 'lazy people'.

As a young Nigerian, if you have the means to travel to access better opportunities, DO NOT ALLOW anyone to discourage you. Some of these people who try to discourage you have family members abroad who have established businesses for them here. Some of them might even be living abroad, but you do not know that. Some are beneficiaries of the failed systems and institutions in Nigeria. If your country was okay, why are the children of your leaders living in developed countries? Shouldn't this country be good for them instead?

Countries that have thriving economies do not even have citizens who discourage their fellow citizens from travelling, talk more of a country that has failing systems and institutions.

How does another man's decision to travel affect your own life? The decision to travel for greener pastures, better social amenities, and guaranteed security is a personal thing, and should not give other people headache. Why you dey swallow panadol for another man headache?

You dey Nigeria dey earn 40k as a private school teacher, and you dey allow another man wey dey Sweden dey earn millions with better security and healthcare to brainwash you. You go die poor ooo! Nor go find scholarships or sell family land. Dey there.

The problem is not encouraging or discouraging but setting unrealistic expectations. Many young folks jaapa with the hope of making it big only to come to the realization that they've just signed up for a life of struggle. For example, you made it to the US, you no get papers, you no get skills yet you want to compete with the Latinos wey sabi hustle underground, AS HOW?

For UK, you came with sponsorship but work no dey, now you're at the mercy of someone shady that you'll be paying just to keep your papers active....NO BE JUJU BE THAT?

Some European counties, you no sabi their language, you mistakenly enter wahala and now you're rotting in jail or you made it to Russia and found yourself signing up for their military where na you dem go use test the front line in a war.....JESU!

Even those in the US wey jamb one akata or whitey, it still takes years to have the proper papers and meanwhile you don give am belle, even if you got your papers, you're at the mercy of child support until the kid turns 18, for women you might end up sleeping with different men before getting your papers or you might find yourself stuck working under the tables until Trump's people send your ass to Bolivia or some unknown country.

All in All, if you must jaapa do so with SENSE! Be prepared, have a plan, have some funds that can last you a year minimum and know which countries are favorable to immigrants and which ones sees you as a TABOO....May the gods favor us all!

If you can travel out, travel

If you cannot, stay put

But if you're part of those who in 2023 told us to either vote APC or go home, and now you want to travel because the new administration is not favoring you at all...you know what?

Thunder will faya you and your entire generation

peterboro:
Please don't even make that mistake, cos you will definitely regret it. Cyprus is just full of expenses that can be frustrating.

Though my advice👍, BUT YOUR CHOICE!

Wow 😮 I never knew. Thanks a lot. I’ve been making plans for a while now and I’ve been doing some research but thanks for this info.

My guy is in USA over 12 years now ...no papers

abbey621:
The problem is not encouraging or discouraging but setting unrealistic expectations. Many young folks jaapa with the hope of making it big only to come to the realization that they've just signed up for a life of struggle. For example, you made it to the US, you no get papers, you no get skills yet you want to compete with the Latinos wey sabi hustle underground, AS HOW?

For UK, you came with sponsorship but work no dey, now you're at the mercy of someone shady that you'll be paying just to keep your papers active....NO BE JUJU BE THAT?

Some European counties, you no sabi their language, you mistakenly enter wahala and now you're rotting in jail or you made it to Russia and found yourself signing up for their military where na you dem go use test the front line in a war.....JESU!

Even those in the US wey jamb one akata or whitey, it still takes years to have the proper papers and meanwhile you don give am belle, even if you got your papers, you're at the mercy of child support until the kid turns 18, for women you might end up sleeping with different men before getting your papers or you might find yourself stuck working under the tables until Trump's people send your ass to Bolivia or some unknown country.

All in All, if you must jaapa do so with SENSE! Be prepared, have a plan, have some funds that can last you a year minimum and know which countries are favorable to immigrants and which ones sees you as a TABOO....May the gods favor us all!

YoungLionken:
No bro, Cyrus nor be am when it comes to legit hustle and bustle...

Wow. I was actually thinking it’ll be better than the stress of America and Canada.

helinues:
Have you been there before or know someone who lived there before or you are just following online sensation stories?

Racism, anti migrant is very high in that country

If you don’t encourage them, how will you get good deals.

He will face reality when he get there.

HacheNoire:
If you planning selling your real estate at a big discount. Let us know.

Cyprus will make you rich and stable. Lots of job there. Lowest pay is $10,000/month

I don’t trust this your advice 😏😂

I am suspecting some things on this write up.

Japa this and japa that..

Use your brain, that's my advice.

All those who are claiming to be reasonable travel advisers by writing a demonic essay on their walls aimed at discouraging people from travelling to Canada, US, UK or a more developed country than Nigeria are outright enemies of progress.
While they are building houses in Nigeria with japaa proceeds and constructing massive project from the inflows of their activities in those countries they will make a video clip portraying a discomforting situation and will be giving speeches on why we should not travel to those countries.
I can only take them seriously if they livefeed themselves running back home empty-handed.

SpencerForbes:
I don’t trust this your advice 😏😂

Don’t ever discourage anyone who wants to Japa. They will take you as an enemy. Instead, exploit their desperation and happiness. I have made millions from it.

They always need quick cash and hopeful of x10 of what they sold when they get to their destination. You just encourage and buy it, or use third party to beat the price down. Resell or hold for long term.